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Images: Daily Herald prep photos of the week Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
The Prep Photos of the Week gallery includes the best high school sports pictures by Daily Herald photographers. This week's gallery features photos from basketball, swimming and gymnastics.
North Stars name Pomazak to succeed Gould Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The second head varsity football coach in St. Charles North history was officially introduced Monday. Rob Pomazak, formerly the defensive coordinator for Elk Grove, earned approval as physical education teacher and North Stars head football coach at Monday's meeting of the St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 Board of Education. Pomazak, 34, succeeds the retiring Mark Gould, the only head coach St. Charles North fielded since the varsity football program debuted in 2001. Gould earned a 63-56 record in his 12 seasons with eight straight playoff appearances between 2002-09.
Images: Glenbard West vs. St. Charles North, girls basketball Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Glenbard West lost 52-45 to St. Charles North Monday night for Class 4A regional quarterfinal girls basketball action.
St. Charles North ousts Glenbard West Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
If the IHSA ever decides to add a free-throw shooting contest to its state tournament, count Alex Silverman and St. Charles North ready. Silverman hit the go-ahead 3-pointer, then she and the rest of the No. 17 seed North Stars salted away the game by hitting 16 of 22 free throws in the fourth quarter to beat No. 16 Glenbard West 52-45 in Monday's first-round action of the Class 4A Wheaton Warrenville South regional.
St. Charles North controls Williams, Elgin Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
When St. Charles North arrived at Elgin for an Upstate Eight Conference River Division matchup , North Stars’ boys basketball coach Tom Poulin wanted his team to do one thing: stop Maroons’ senior Arie Williams. Williams helped fuel a brief third quarter rally for Elgin, but St. Charles North kept him silent most of the night as a balanced North Stars offense, led by Quinten Payne’s 14 points and 11 rebounds, helped earn a 64-53 win on Elgin’s senior night Saturday.
St. Charles East regional could be a classic Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
This week’s St. Charles East Class 4A girls basketball regional tournament has a definitive Upstate Eight Conference River Division feel to it.
Productive day for Glenbard N. at Maine EastFeb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Heading to Champaign next weekend? Your probabilities of running into a few young men with bleached blonde hair are looking strong. And when you do, you will have found Glenbard North's 7 state-qualified wrestlers, all hoping for individual state titles and traditionally wearing the hairdos. Success for the Panthers came easy at the Class 3A Maine East sectional Saturday afternoon as Jon Marmolego (120 pounds), Jered Cortez (126) and Brian Murphy (152) all grabbed first-place wins in their respective weight classes, while Jimique Davis at 160 took second place, Patrick Augstyn (106) and Johnny Gosinski (132) placed third and Colton Wegner (170) sneaked into Champaign in fourth place. “We brought 10 guys here, seven got out and I can remember when we'd be happy if we got one guy out,” said Panthers' coach Mark Hahn. “To get seven guys out that's pretty good. We had five in the finals, pretty good tournament, all the way around.”
Basketball: Week 10 MVPs Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Lakes senior forward Jake Kohler and Benet senior guard Christen Prasse have earned MVP honors from the Daily Herald for their recent basketball performances. Kohler blocked a last-second layup attempt to help Lakes defeat North Chicago by a point and move the Eagles into a first-place tie in the league. Prasse tied a personal best with 30 points plus 7 assists in a decisive victory over Providence.
St. Charles East’s Crocket makes cut to join Heuer at state Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Girls high school bowling can get tense. Even when the girls are not bowling.
Meet St. Charles East’s 2013 Hall of Fame class Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
A pair of state champion female athletes from the 1990s; an all-state basketball player from the 1980s; and a 2-time all-conference football player from 1959 and 1960; are the 2013 inductees to the St. Charles East Athletic Hall of Fame.
Images: St. Charles North vs. Burlington Central, girls basketball Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The North Stars of St. Charles North traveled to Burlington to take on the Rockets in a girls basketball matchup Tuesday night. Burlington won 53-32.
Burlington Central ties school record for wins Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
A very strong statement was sent booming off Rocket Hill Tuesday night, even if regular public address announcer Mark Einwich had to miss the game. The Burlington Central girls basketball team is ready for the postseason. The Rockets looked smooth in most every aspect of the game, they played with a full and healthy roster for the first time in the past couple of weeks and they ran past St. Charles North 53-32 in a nonconference win that tied the program record for wins in a season. The victory was BC’s eighth straight.
St. Charles co-op edges Glenbard West, Geneva Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Glenbard West, Geneva and St. Charles co-op had so many great performances last week in regional competition that it made Tuesday’s Glenbard West sectional a must-see event for girls gymnastics fans. The Vikings have never advanced to state in their young 13-year history. Meanwhile, St. Charles co-op had earned just a single trip in the past 12 years. The Hilltoppers and Vikings still might celebrate, but they won’t know if they have a reason to until around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. As for St. Charles, it started to party when it was awarded a sectional plaque after a thrilling victory.
Glenbard North snares 13th straight regional title Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Toughness matters in wrestling, which partly explains why host Glenbard North secured its 13th straight regional title Saturday and advanced 10 individuals to next week’s Class 3A sectional. Seven Panthers competed in championship matches Saturday afternoon. Six wrestled their way to individual titles, thereby lifting Glenbard North (222 points) to the team title ahead of Wheaton North (183.5) and St. Charles East (174.5). “I thought we wrestled pretty tough,” Glenbard North coach Mark Hahn said. “We wanted the whole team to contribute points and we needed everybody — even if they weren’t seeded as well — to score points and everybody did. We knew it would be really close with St. Charles (East) and Wheaton North. We knew it would be a battle and I thought we stepped up.”
Waubonsie’s strong showing can’t thwart St. Charles North Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Even if Waubonsie Valley’s thrilling win in the 400-yard freestyle relay wasn’t enough to overtake St. Charles North for the Upstate Eight team title, the Warriors did manage to cap off the conference meet in style and send themselves off to sectionals with a big boost of confidence.
Payne, St. Charles North get their revenge Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Quinten Payne saw the broom held high amid the St. Charles East student section. He was not amused.
Geneva wins UEC River title Feb 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Despite being outsized, St. Charles North came into Geneva aiming to play big against the Vikings, who were looking to clinch the Upstate Eight Conference River Division title. And for 24 of 32 minutes, they hung with the Vikings in a very physical game. But in the third quarter, Geneva outscored the North Stars 19-9 and that proved to be the difference in Geneva’s 62-55 win. With the victory, combined with Batavia’s 65-40 win over Streamwood, the Vikings (16-10, 10-2) clinched the UEC title outright.
Images: Batavia vs. St. Charles North, boys basketball Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Batavia took on St. Charles North in a boys basketball matchup Friday night in St. Charles.
St. Charles North tips Batavia in OT Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
The fact that both Batavia and St. Charles North have one of the most marquee games on their schedules Saturday night didn't stop the teams from giving their fans an overtime thriller Friday. Kyle Swanson's three-point play with 47 seconds left in the extra session proved to be the game-winner for the North Stars on their Senior Night in a 45-44 win over the Bulldogs.
20th annual Night of Hoops to honor Roberts Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
It is an expression that has probably outlived contemporary usefulness but in the case of former Batavia boys basketball coach Jim Roberts, behind this good man stands a good woman.